Jason Petrie talks about LBJ VII PS

The first basketball sneaker

Colchester Rubber Co. was established in 1888 as a manufacturer of high-end footwear. In 1892 Colchester Rubber Co. owner George Watkinson created the first pair of high top basketball sneakers for Dr. James Naismith – the inventor of basketball. The design would eventually become a classic American fashion statement and is the style that started it all. Today Colchester Rubber Co. is back to claim the rightful place in history as The World’s First Sneaker Brand with an authentic replica of the original pair of sneakers, the Alpha model. “It’s a great sneaker with a great history and will soon be joined by many new styles and colors.

Ray Allen gets ready for the NBA Playoffs

Allen, a long time member of team Jordan has always sported some of the best sneaker in league, look out for some special treats in the playoffs.

Jason Richardson signs with Peak

Jason Richardson becomes the latest NBA athlete to leave Nike for Peak athletics. Terms of the deal are unavailable.

CC Rocks the Jordan 11 while dominating the Rays

Sabathia took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning Saturday, losing the closest call of his career on a sharp single by former batterymate Kelly Shoppach in the Yankees' 10-0 win.

Five Kentucky underclassmen declare for NBA draft

With labor strife threatening to cancel or substantially delay the 2011 NBA season, many underclassmen are expected to "test the waters" in 2010, hoping to lock up a pro contract before a potential strike or lockout.
One problem with that strategy -- while there might be more urgency to go pro now, the number of NBA roster spots hasn't changed. Someone's going to be disappointed.

Of course, some of the players who have declared for the draft will be back in school this fall. Players who declare for the draft but don't hire agents have the option of returning to college, and many will if they don't have assurances they'll be drafted in a certain position or by a certain team. The deadline to declare for the draft is April 25 -- deadline to withdraw is May 8th (June 14th for international players) and the draft itself will be held on June 24th.

That said, players who sign deals with agents immediately lose their NCAA eligibility and cannot return to college.

NBA Draft: 2010 Early Entries

Cole Aldrich - Kansas (C, Jr.)
Al Farouq Aminu - Wake Forest (F, So.)
James Anderson - Oklahoma State (G, Jr.)
Eric Bledsoe - Kentucky (G, Fr.)
Derrick Caracter - UTEP (F, Jr.)
DeMarcus Cousins - Kentucky (F, Fr.)
Jordan Crawford - Xavier (G, So.)
Xavier Henry - Kansas (G, Fr.)
Charles Garcia - Seattle (F. Jr.)
Manny Harris - Michigan (G, Jr.)
Sylven Landesberg - Virginia (G, So.)
Gani Lawal - Georgia Tech (F, Jr.)
Daniel Orton - Kentucky (F, Fr.)
Patrick Patterson - Kentucky (F, Jr.)
Lance Stephenson - Cincinnati (G, Fr.)
Evan Turner - Ohio State (G, So.)
John Wall - Kentucky (G, Fr.)
Hassan Whiteside - Marshall (C, Fr.)

TIGER WOOD NIKE AD FEATURING EARL WOODS

Is this the right move for NIKE and Tiger? I think part of the brilliance of this ad is knowing that you are going to have people that buy in and people that think this a bad job of trying to repair his image. Bottom line we will talk and reflect on mistakes we all have made, and at the end of the day it how you bounce back.

Da'Sean Butler has torn ACL

West Virginia senior Da'Sean Butler was diagnosed Sunday with a torn ACL in his left knee a day after a hard collision in a loss against Duke in the national semifinals.

The Mountaineers announced the injury after the forward underwent an MRI at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis.

Sports information director Bryan Messerly said the MRI also revealed a sprain of the medial collateral ligament and two bone bruises.

Butler, West Virginia's leading scorer, drew a foul after driving into Duke's Brian Zoubek under the basket with 8:59 left in the second half of the 78-57 loss.

The senior collapsed to the court and writhed in pain as a trainer tried straighten his leg. Teammate John Flowers stood over him clapping his hands in encouragement.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins didn't come out at first, but walked over to Butler after a minute or so as his star player lay there in agony.

Huggins barked at an official for a second, arguing that a foul should have been called on Zoubek, then knelt on the court next to his player. He leaned down to put his face nose-to-nose with Butler, cradling his head and stroking his face, trying to get the senior to calm down.

Butler pounded his fist on the court, then was helped up by a teammate and a trainer, unable to put any weight on his leg as it dragged behind him. He was lifted onto a nearby golf cart and rode to locker room facing backward, stone-faced toward the scoreboard as West Virginia's fans chanted "Da'Sean! Da'Sean!"

The senior finishes his career as the third-leading scorer in WVU history with 2,095 points.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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